Spare Times for June 8-14
Museums and Sites American Folk Art Museum: Free Music Fridays (Friday) Craig Lawrence, Julia Barry and Jodi Shaw will perform. Visitors can also view the exhibition “Jubiliation/Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined.” Starting at 5:30 p.m., American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue, at 66th Street, (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org; free. Brooklyn Museum: In Conversation: […]
Bike Extravaganza to Roll into Long Island City This Weekend
QUEENS — Long Island City‘s on a roll. Kids from the neighborhood can have their bikes repaired and decorated during a cycling extravaganza at the Socrates Sculpture Park this weekend, capped with a parade on Vernon Boulevard. “It’s a really nice collaboration of a lot of different bike enthusiasts’ community groups,” said Ellen Staller, the […]
PS 84-Steinway’s victory ceremony
From L-R are: New York City Department of Education Division of School Facilities CEO, John Shea; Assistant Principal of PS 84 Steinway, Tony Loversso; and Executive Director, Solar One, Chris Collins.
Jamaica’s Mr. Clean gets action from DOS
Jamaica resident Joe Moretti has finally gotten his wish. After months of prodding the Department of Sanitation to pick up trash at several sites in the neighborhood, the agency has cleaned them up. Moretti moved to Jamaica in November 2008, after spending about 30 years as a resident of Long Island City. He soon began […]
Woman with blood disorder meets donor for first time
When 37-year-old Radhika Sawh finally met one of the hundreds of anonymous donors who keep her alive, she shed tears for those who had shed blood for her. “The people who donate blood don’t get anything in return,” said Sawh, who has received over 1,200 units of blood from hundreds of donors. “But I get […]
Pathmark closing irks area shoppers
Photo by Nykeema Williams Queens residents from multiple neighborhoods said they shopped at least once a week at the Long Island City Pathmark, which is set to close. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers Shoppers were surprised and disappointed after learning that the Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Co. has announced plans to close its Long Island […]
How sweet it is: city giving local food startups a lift
Anthony Lanzilote for New York Daily News/New York Daily News Hiyaw Gebreyohannes, the founder of Taste of Ethiopia, at Hot Bread Kitchen in Harlem. Taste of Ethiopia, a food business launched in Harlem less than one year ago, is about to get a taste of stardom. The fledgling company, which makes fresh Ethiopian dishes sold […]
City Hall Expands Midtown Traffic Control System
City officials are expanding a system of microwave sensors, traffic cameras and E-ZPass readers used to monitor midtown traffic so that adjustments can be made in real time to alleviate congestion. Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan said Tuesday that the network put in place last year had helped travel times in the initial 110-square-block area and […]
LIC’s Almonte first baseball player drafted from school since 1967
Josh Almonte was sitting on the subway when he received a phone call that may change his life. He was headed to his Corona home Wednesday afternoon after school when his phone began buzzing – it was Toronto Blue Jays area scout Michael Pesce informing the Long Island City outfielder the club had taken him […]